Petticoat



B. BOASBERG.

PETTICOAT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, i920.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

//1/ VXA/fw? 5 W UNTED STATES BENJAMIN ESOASBERG, 0F ST, LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PETTICOAT.

51p eeicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, V1920.

Application 'filed April l2, 1920. Serial No. 373,409.

T0 @ZZ whom t mm/ conce/fn it known that I, iisNJiiiiiiv ioassnno, izen of the United States, residing` at ate of Missouri,

a cit the city of St.' Louis, e have inv ated a certain new and useful proveinent in Petticoats, of which the lowingis a specification, "eence bei 1g had to the accompanying r.' ailing, formi a p t thereof.

'Y iis invention relates generally to wear ing apparel and, more .i icu rly, to a certain new and useful improvement in petticoats.

letticoats, and especially petticoats of the sii-called stout selles. are made wtl. a iderable Afullness of material to permit of movement and afford comfort the lint/es and about the hips. This fullness, hoi'vover, in oetticoats a heretofore orally made, so 'ar as I am aware, throughout the length of' the petticoat, causes the petticoat to be pe ticularly bunglesoine about the ankles., im" U* ing', and an unsightly appearance to the outer skirt, which today is Vusually made narrow and should hang in straight lines 'to be neat and'modish.

The principal object of my present invention is. to provide a petticoat whose coiistruction permits ease and comfort at the knees and about the hips of the wearer, and yet obviates the objectionable features men4 tioned, the petticoat being` of reduced fullness and fitting neatly at the bottom or lower edge of the petticoat and givingthe stylish appearance to the outer skirt so much desired.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my present intention resides in the novel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter described and afterward pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingr drawing,

Figure l is. an elevational view of a petticoat embodying my invention;

Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail fragmental sectional view of the petticoat taken approximately on the line 2#2, Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental perspective view of the petticoat.

Referring now more in detail to the said drawing, in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views, the petticoat comprises what I will designate a body-portion 4 and a so-called flounce 5, both of which may be of any suitable, and either of the same or different,

'material rEhe body-portion 4, which in the finished il ustiated, is formed atits upper end withv a suitable waist-band 6, which may bi1 gathered, as at Z, upon, and associated with, if desired, an elastic tape, not shown, for yieldingly accommodating within the limits of the material of the body-portion 4L- waists of different measurements.

The body-portion 4 is preferably ofy a length to extend somewhat belonT the knees and is constructed throughout with consid erable fullness of material, so as to permitl freedom of movement and ease and comfort at the hips and knees ofthe wearer both in walking and sitting. Without in terfering with or reducing suoli properties of the petticoat, I yieldably or looselyr con f tract this fullness of material between the ends of the body-portion by iiroviding the disposed olaits lli- 8 forming what is commonly known as a box-plait. These plaits 8-8 are preferably fullest at their approximate vertical center and tapertoward the waist-band 6, where they are sewed or otherwiseixed, as at 9 9, to the body 4, and also toward the lower or bottom edge of the body, where they are likewise sewed or otherwise fixed, as at lO-IO. Thus in a simple, but efficient manner, I yieldably or loosely contract the fullness of the pettiv coat and provide a petticoat especially designed for stout figures, which, instead of the curves and bunglesomeness of petticoats as heretofore constructed, has the narrow, straight lines so much desiredV at the pres'- ent time. T he plaits, being so fixed and prevented from opening at the top and bottom edges of the body, obviate any bulky gathers at the waist-band, considerably reduce the width of the body to present at its lowei end a modish, narow appearance.r and at the same time yieldably afford the desired fullness intermediate the waist-band and lower `edge of the body to freely accommo ydate the movements of the body.

The fiounce 5 may be of any suitable length I to leive the petticoat the desired full length.

at ll, to the lower end ol the body 4 and hes a width equal only to the width of the body-portion l so reduced and contracted by the plaits S, whereby l not only give the petticoat an attractive, stylish lower end finish, but at the same time effec a considerable saving end economy in material.

As seen especially in Fig. 3, the waistband 6 and also the adjacent upper part of the plaited body 4 is divided by a suitable placket l2, and provided at the placket with cooperating;` fasteningemembers 13 for uniting` or oining` the waist-band ends about the body.

l am aware that minor changes in the torni, construction, errangemont, and combination orn the several parts of the petticoat may be mad and substit ted for those herein shown and i' toont departing from no principle olf my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. As a new eticle of manufacture, a ietticoet including,- :i body, a portion which is folded upon itse i the body thereby provided with a plait extending throughout le gth of the body from its upper to t io its lower end, the plait kbeing` permanently :ed from opening at the upper and lower 1's of the body and loosely contracting the of the body intermediate its seid upper and lower ends.

2, a new article or' manufacture, a petti-cot cluding a body, portions ot which are oppositely folded upon themselves and the body iereby provided with a box-plait extending` throughout the l ngth of the body from its upper to its lower end, the folds :forming the plait being,` permanently Xed from opening at the upper and lower ends of the body and loosely contracting the width o the body intermediate its said upper and lower ends.

As a new article ot manufacture, a petticoat including a body ond a l'lounce attached to the lower end of the body, portions of the body being folded upon themselves and toe body thereby provided with a boxplait extendingthroughout the length of the body and pern'lonently contracting the width ot the body at its upper and lower ends, the folds 'forming the plait being permanently fixed from opening at the upper and lower ends of the boty and loosely contracting the width of the body intermediate its said upper and lower ends, and the lounce having a .vidth equal only to ine permanently contracted width of the lower end oi the body.

fr. new article oi manufacture, a petticoat including,` e body having a waist-band et its upper end, the body at and adjacent its upper end and the waist-band being divided by a placket, and a lounce attached to the lower end of the body, portions ot body at opposite sides of the placket, but extendingy throughout the length of the body, being oppositely 'folded upon themselves and the body thereby provided throughout its length with ay box-plait permanently contracting' the width of the bot y at its upper and loi-,ver ends, the folds forming' the plait being` permanently fixed from ope ii at the upper and lower ends of the and loosely contracting the width oi' intermediate its said upper and ends, and the tlonnce having;r a width 1 only to the peri enently contracted th of the lower end of the body.

ln testimony whereof have signed my name to this specification.

BENJAMIN BOASBERG. 

